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by r3bl 3197 days ago
And, as always, they sync the prices in EUR and USD, so it's $8 more expensive to buy the book from Europe.
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Meh, how about the variance in purchasing power and cost of living among all the places that use just one currency? You'll find differences even greater than $8.

Prices are arbitrary. Locking USD = EUR makes you superficially feel like you're getting ripped off but it's still arbitrary. You're also paying the same as someone making $100k/year more or less than you.